Boston University’s Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing is currently conducting a five-year consideration of fossil fuel divestment to make a recommendation to the board of trustees, which endorsed a review of policies in 2016.
In the midst of national uproar against gun violence, members of Boston University’s community have been critical about the lack of transparency surrounding the school’s investment ties to firearms manufacturers.
Divest BU is asking Boston University alumni to withhold their donations from BU until the school completely divests from the fossil fuel industry, according to the social media campaign the group...
A student could potentially attend Boston University Board of Trustees’ meetings next year thanks to a proposal put forth by BU Student Government earlier this month.
The proposal would allow...
Divest BU members will announce a new boycott campaign protesting Boston University’s investments in the fossil fuel industry on Friday at the BU Beach, following a defeated campaign to meet with...
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Dear President Brown,
Today marks the 14th day we are requesting a...
Since Jan. 31, Divest BU has been sending two of its members to Boston University President Robert Brown’s office every day in an attempt to have a face-to-face meeting with him. They have documented...
Boston University President Robert Brown announced Monday via email that Anthony Janetos, the director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of Longer-Range Future, will chair the university’s...
The Boston University Board of Trustees welcomed six new members and a new board chair this school year to fill the vacant positions left by those who had finished their terms.
Kenneth Feld, a 1970...
While the Boston University community is generally pleased that the BU Board of Trustees endorsed two of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing’s proposals, many said they are not...
